By the beginning of 2024, nearly 70,000 healthcare workers had received training through the WHO mhGAP program to assist with mental health issues. This group includes 16,000 family doctors.

Everyone can receive free basic mental health support at a primary healthcare facility. This eliminates the need to search for a psychiatrist or spend money on a private psychologist immediately. Instead, you can first consult with your family doctor.

Everyone can receive free basic mental health support at a primary healthcare facility. This eliminates the need to search for a psychiatrist or spend money on a private psychologist immediately. Instead, you can first consult with your family doctor.

Discuss the following conditions with your family doctor: sleep disturbances, prolonged lack of appetite, anxiety, and obsessive thoughts that something bad might happen.

The service is free of charge since it is provided under the Medical Guarantee Program.

The National Health Service of Ukraine has contracts with over 850 primary healthcare institutions, which can be viewed on the interactive map.

Operators of the National Health Service of Ukraine hotline can provide similar data. Call 16-77 to access this information.

Even if your family doctor has yet to receive training in the mhGAP program, you can still consult with them. They will refer you to a specialist within the system who can assist you.

The Ministry of Health’s priority project within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program, an initiative of First Lady Olena Zelenska, includes integrating mental health services into the primary health care system. WHO, the Government of Canada, and the International Medical Corps provide communication support.